London-Southend airport (SEN)

London Southend Airport, opened on September 18, 1935, is one of the airstations serving the metropolitan area of the city. It operates with international flights to several destinations in Europe.

Official Website: southendairport.comNumber of Terminals - 1 - Open from 4:00 am to 0:00 am.Airlines: Air Malta, EasyJet, Flybe, IGavion, Loganair, Volotea.Annual passenger traffic: Around 1.1 million passengers went through it during 2017.Tel: +44 170 253 8500.

Location

The airport is located between the towns of Rochford and Southend, in Essex County, 36 miles (58 km) east from London.

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The airport has currency exchange bureaus (5:00 am until the last flight of the day) and free Wi-Fi access. Inside the nearby Holiday Inn hotel there conference rooms. The Skylife Lounge is located on the upper floor and opens from 4:30 am to 7:30 pm (maximum stay: 3 hours); it provides air conditioning, newspapers, magazines, Wi-Fi, drinks and snacks, TV, fax (accessible with Priority Pass or DragonPass membership, or by paying at the door - £20.95).

Bus - The X30 service from First Group (Tel +44 124 529 3400) leaves from in front of the control tower to Southend, Rayleigh, Stansted airport and Chelmsford between 5:10 am and 0:10 am. Journey time is around 90 minutes.
Line 9 from Arriva (Tel +44 344 800 4411) departs from behind the Holiday Inn Southend to Victoria Station in 15 min., with stops at Rayleigh, Eastwood, Prittlewell, Thorpe Bay and Shoeburyness. Buses 7 and 8 go to Southend centre and Rayleigh via Rochford, Hockley, Prittlewell, Victoria, Great Wakering and North Shoebury. Tickets cost £3.80.

Ramps, lifts, escalators, adapted toilets and reserved parking spaces close to the main building are available. If you should require special assistance or wheelchairs, contact your airline or travel agency in advance. More information: Tel +44 170 253 8517.